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MOSSES

Bog Groove-moss

Aulacomnium palustre

Mosses
Native
Bog Groove-moss, photo 1 of 5
Bog Groove-moss, photo 2 of 5
Bog Groove-moss, photo 3 of 5
8.8 cmLength

Moss 8.8 cm long. Grows in conifers and in forests.

There are 402 observations of Bog Groove-moss in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec126
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent66
  3. Montérégie36
  4. Capitale-Nationale31
  5. Côte-Nord24
  6. Outaouais22
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean17
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue17
  9. Estrie14
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  12. Laurentides11
  13. Mauricie7
  14. Lanaudière4
  15. Centre-du-Québec2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersTaskoff
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum
Horn calcareous mossMnium hornum
Turgid aulacomnium mossAulacomnium turgidum
Ciliate Hedwigia MossHedwigia ciliata
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
Schreber's big red stem mossPleurozium schreberi
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Wahlenberg's pohlia mossPohlia wahlenbergii
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium